fix vs vamp

fix and vamp both are nouns.

fix and vamp both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fix	Yes	No	Yes	No
vamp	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, vamp is a hyponym of fix; that is, vamp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fix:

fix: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
vamp: provide (a shoe) with a new vamp

Other hyponyms of fix include fiddle, tinker, fill, patch, piece, cobble, point, repoint, trouble-shoot, troubleshoot, patch, patch up, resole, sole, revamp, heel, reheel, darn.

fix (noun)	vamp (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear	an improvised musical accompaniment
a determination of the place where something is	a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
informal terms for a difficult situation

fix (verb)	vamp (verb)
make infertile	provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
make fixed, stable or stationary	act seductively with (someone)
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken	piece (something old) with a new part
kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study	make up
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
decide upon or fix definitely
take vengeance on or get even
cause to be firmly attached
put (something somewhere) firmly
prepare for eating by applying heat
set or place definitely
to be about to do something
influence an event or its outcome by illegal means

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